Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Awards:   Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2017 Short-listed for National Book Awards 2017
Author:   David Grann ,  Will Patton ,  Ann Marie Lee ,  Danny Campbell
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Edition:   Unabridged edition
ISBN:  

9781984883865


Publication Date:   05 March 2019
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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  • Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2017
  • Short-listed for National Book Awards 2017

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today.""—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE “A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?”—USA Today “A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery.” —The Boston Globe In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager!

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Author:   David Grann ,  Will Patton ,  Ann Marie Lee ,  Danny Campbell
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Random House US Audio
Edition:   Unabridged edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 14.90cm
Weight:   0.215kg
ISBN:  

9781984883865


ISBN 10:   1984883860
Publication Date:   05 March 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The best book of the year so far. --Entertainment Weekly A marvel of detective-like research and narrative verve. --Financial Times A shocking whodunit...What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask? --USA Today A master of the detective form...Killers is something rather deep and not easily forgotten. --Wall St. Journal Extraordinary --Time Magazine


The best book of the year so far. --Entertainment Weekly A marvel of detective-like research and narrative verve. --Financial Times A shocking whodunit...What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask? --USA Today A master of the detective form...Killers is something rather deep and not easily forgotten. --Wall St. Journal Extraordinary --Time Magazine


A New York Times Notable Book * A Best Book of the Year: Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR, Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub, and Slate The best book of the year so far. -Entertainment Weekly Disturbing and riveting. . . . Grann has proved himself a master of spinning delicious, many-layered mysteries that also happen to be true. . . . It will sear your soul. -Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review A marvel of detective-like research and narrative verve. -Financial Times A shocking whodunit. . . . What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask? -USA Today A master of the detective form. . . . Killers is something rather deep and not easily forgotten. -Wall St. Journal David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon is unsurprisingly extraordinary. -Time A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery. . . . Contained within Grann's mesmerizing storytelling lies something more than a brisk, satisfying read. Killers of the Flower Moon offers up the Osage killings as emblematic of America's relationship with its indigenous peoples and the 'culture of killing' that has forever marred that tie. -The Boston Globe [C]lose to impeccable. It's confident, fluid in its dynamics, light on its feet. . . . The crime story it tells is appalling, and stocked with authentic heroes and villains. It will make you cringe at man's inhumanity to man. -The New York Times


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David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, which was chosen as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications, and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He is also the author of The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. His work has garnered several honors for outstanding journalism, including a George Polk Award.

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